The former "American Idol" contestant is in Chile for the Viña del Mar International Song Festival. He bashed the experience last night on Twitter, saying, "Thanks 4 nothing Chile!...what an aweful experience!"
Less than an hour later, an 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit and Yamin began tweeting:
-- "Huge earthquake just now in Chile!!....I swear I thought this was the end of my life!!!!!"
-- "F**k!!!!!! I take it all back everybody!!....I just escaped w my life,from an 8.3 earthquake!!!...is everybody ok?...where was the epicener?"
-- "Complete and utter choas on the streets...no power...my heart is beatin outta my chest!....tsunami warnin...I am only a mile inland!"
Yamin settled down and even began giving interviews via phone. No word on when he plans to leave Chile.